Greatest Hits (Little River Band album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Little River Band
Released	November 1982
Genre	Rock
Length	49:43; 77:14 (Expanded edition)
Label	Capitol
Little River Band chronology
Singles from Greatest Hits
	"Down On the Border"; Released: July 1982; "St. Louis"; Released: November 1982; "The Other Guy"; Released: February 1983;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(1982)^[1]
AllMusic	(2000)^[2]

Greatest Hits (titled Greatest Hits Vol. II in Australia) is a compilation by the Australian band Little River Band, released in November 1982. The album peaked at number No. 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, at number No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 33 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA in 1992.

The album was digitally remastered and repackaged with additional tracks in an expanded edition in 2000.^[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Graham Goble, unless otherwise noted.

International version (1982)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"It's a Long Way There" (short version)		Little River Band (1975)	4:12
2.	"Help Is on Its Way"	Glenn Shorrock	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:04
3.	"Reminiscing"		Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:13
4.	"Man on Your Mind"	Glenn Shorrock; Kerryn Tolhurst	Time Exposure (1981)	4:16
5.	"The Other Guy"		New song	2:49
6.	"The Night Owls"	David Briggs	Time Exposure (1981)	5:19
7.	"Lonesome Loser"	David Briggs	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:58
8.	"Take It Easy on Me"		Time Exposure (1981)	3:45
9.	"Down on the Border"		new song	2:55
10.	"Happy Anniversary"	David Briggs; Birtles	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:03
11.	"Lady"		Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:55
12.	"Cool Change"	Glenn Shorrock	First Under the Wire (1979)	5:14
Total length:				49:43

Australian version - Greatest Hits Vol II (1982)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Lonesome Loser"	David Briggs	First Under the Wire (1979)	4:12
2.	"I'll Always Call Your Name"	Beeb Birtles	Little River Band (1975)	3:38
3.	"Down on the Border"	Graham Goble	New song	2:35
4.	"Broke Again"	Graham Goble; Beeb Birtles	After Hours (1976)	3:25
5.	"The Other Guy"	Graham Goble	New song	2:50
6.	"Long Jumpin' Jeweller"	Glenn Shorrock	After Hours (1976)	4:47
7.	"The Night Owls"	David Briggs	Time Exposure (1981)	3:51
8.	"Take It Easy on Me"	Graham Goble	Time Exposure (1981)	3:45
9.	"St. Louis"	Harry Vanda; George Young	New Song	3:35
10.	"Statue of Liberty"	Glenn Shorrock	Little River Band (1975)	3:28
11.	"It's Not a Wonder"	Graham Goble	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:55
12.	"Cool Change"	Glenn Shorrock	First Under the Wire (1979)	5:09
Total length:				45:10

Expanded edition (2000)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Lonesome Loser"	David Briggs	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:58
2.	"Help Is on Its Way"	Glenn Shorrock	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:04
3.	"Cool Change"	Glenn Shorrock	First Under the Wire (1979)	5:14
4.	"Take It Easy on Me"	Graham Goble	Time Exposure (1981)	3:45
5.	"Face in the Crowd"	Graham Goble	No Reins (1986)	4:38
6.	"Reminiscing"	Graham Goble	Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:13
7.	"The Night Owls"	David Briggs	Time Exposure (1981)	5:19
8.	"Lady"	Graham Goble	Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:55
9.	"We Two"	Graham Goble	The Net (1983)	4:33
10.	"The Other Guy"	Graham Goble	New song	2:49
11.	"Man on Your Mind"	Glenn Shorrock; Kerryn Tolhurst	Time Exposure (1981)	4:16
12.	"I'll Always Call Your Name"	Beeb Birtles	Little River Band (1975)	4:49
13.	"Down on the Border"	Graham Goble	The Net (1983)	2:55
14.	"Happy Anniversary"	David Briggs; Beeb Birtles	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:00
15.	"Playing to Win"	John Farnham; Graham Goble; David Hirschfelder; Stephen Housden; Wayne Nelson; Steve Prestwich; Spencer Proffer	Playing to Win (1985)	4:25
16.	"It's Not a Wonder"	Graham Goble	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:58
17.	"You're Driving Me out of My Mind"	Graham Goble; Beeb Birtles	The Net (1983)	5:11
18.	"It's a Long Way There" (short version)	Graham Goble	Little River Band (1975)	4:12
Total length:				77:14

Charts[]

Chart (1982-2003)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	1
US Billboard 200^{[citation needed]}	33

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
^ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
^ Adams, Bret. "Greatest Hits [Expanded Edition]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Little River Band – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Little River Band – Greatest Hitsr". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[1] Greatest Hits at AllMusic

[2] Greatest Hits at AllMusic

[3] Adams, Bret. "Greatest Hits [Expanded Edition]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[Germany-5] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[newzealand-6] "Charts.nz – Little River Band – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[United_StatesLittle_River_BandGreatest_HitsralbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Little River Band – Greatest Hitsr". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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